In God we trust
Tweet If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.” – President Ronald Reagan As we celebrated this Memorial Day weekend, many of us enjoyed some time off- maybe a cookout or trip to the beach or just a relaxing day at home. [...]
Read More →Conversations with Ed
Tweet Joe: Welcome to the card game, Ed. Ed: Sorry I’m late, guys. I was just going over some of the changes the Georgia state legislature made this year in HB 386, the tax reform bill. Bob: I heard about that. That was something they came up with during the final days of [...]
Read More →Putting the ‘happy’ back into ‘happy birthday’
Tweet Salesman: Welcome to Ed’s New and Used Car sales. How can I help you? Customer: Well, I’d like to look at buying a new car but I understand that the Georgia State Legislature just passed a new law that will do away with the birthday tax. Is that true? Salesman: Yes, it’s [...]
Read More →40 Days at the Capitol- Installment 11
Tweet To our readers: State Senator Buddy Carter (R- Pooler) will be reporting each week during the Legislative Session. The session began January 9, 2012 and is expected to last until the latter days of March. . Day 38 (Monday, March 26, 2012): Finally, the last few days of the 2012 session are here! In [...]
Read More →40 Days at the Capitol- Installment 10
Tweet To our readers: State Senator Buddy Carter (R- Pooler) will be reporting each week during the Legislative Session. The session began January 9, 2012 and is expected to last until the latter days of March. . Day 34 (Monday, March 19, 2012): My week gets off to an inauspicious start today as I am [...]
Read More →Georgia receives failing ethics grade in report from the Center for Public Integrity
Tweet Written by Liz Coyle In a study released today, Georgia ranks last in the nation on laws that ensure open government and protect citizens from public corruption. Conducted by the non-profit Center for Public Integrity (CPI) along with Global Integrity and Public Radio International, the report gives Georgia a grade of 49 [...]
Read More →40 Days at the Capitol- Installment 9
Tweet To our readers: State Senator Buddy Carter (R- Pooler) will be reporting each week during the Legislative Session. The session began January 9, 2012 and is expected to last until the latter days of March. . Day 31 (Monday, March 12, 2012): My day starts off with an early morning meeting [...]
Read More →40 Days at the Capitol- Installment 8
Tweet To our readers: State Senator Buddy Carter (R- Pooler) will be reporting each week during the Legislative Session. The session began January 9, 2012 and is expected to last until the latter days of March. . Day 29 (Monday, March 5, 2012): In an effort to reach out to those who have opposed legislation [...]
Read More →40 Days at the Capitol- Installment 7
Tweet To our readers: State Senator Buddy Carter (R- Pooler) will be reporting each week during the Legislative Session. The session began January 9, 2012 and is expected to last until the latter days of March. Day 26 (Monday, February 27, 2012): The week begins with the second meeting of the Governor’s Higher Education [...]
Read More →40 Days at the Capitol- Installment 6
Tweet To our readers: State Senator Buddy Carter (R- Pooler) will be reporting each week during the Legislative Session. The session began January 9, 2012 and is expected to last until the latter days of March. . Day 22 (Tuesday, February 21, 2012): Although it made for a late night drive, I was delighted [...]
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